Are Plant-Based Milks Safe for Babies?

#285: Can babies drink plant based milks? And what are the best plant based milks for toddlers? In this episode we’re looking at the pros and cons of soy milk, pea milk, almond milk, rice drink, coconut milk and oat milk for children. We don’t substitute fluid cow’s milk or milk alternatives in place of infant milk prior to 12 months of age…but for families who don’t or can’t drink cow’s milk this rundown of plant-based milks will help you choose an alternative for use after your baby turns 1. 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Other BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast episodes about milk and drinking stuff for babies you might like are: Episode 135 - Toddler Milks: Why You Don't Need to Buy These Formulas https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/135  Episode 113 - Transitioning to Cow's Milk: How Do I Do This? https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/113  Episode 79 - How to Pick a Milk When Your Baby Turns 1 https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/79  Episode 13 - Milk Protein: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food https://blwpodcast.com/episodes/13  🥛 🥛 🥛 🥛 🥛 To sign up for my email list and get weekly BLW recipes delivered to your email inbox, click here: https://fortifiedfam.activehosted.com/f/9 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free one-hour BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS video workshop. Sign up for this week’s free workshop times here: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link Follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/ More videos about baby-led weaning and how to make BLW foods safely are on the baby-led weaning YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/285 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and thank you for being a part of this amazing and supportive BLW community! Click here to review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Is your baby ready to start solid foods but you’re feeling overwhelmed or confused about baby-led weaning? Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for and you don’t have to force-feed or spoon-feed to get them to eat real food! I’m Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian specializing in infant feeding and baby-led weaning. I’m a college nutrition professor and mom of 7, and my goal is to help you start solid foods safely using baby-led weaning. On this podcast I share practical tips on safe food preparation and starting solid foods, as well as in-depth interviews with other feeding experts. Listen to learn how you can get your baby to safely enjoy real food so that you can start enjoying mealtimes again too!